Status
Book Bag 1
Publication
Little Simon (2015), Edition: Not for Online, 36 pages
Library's review
"In this true, straightforwardly (so to speak) delivered tale, two male chinstrap penguins at New York City’s Central Park Zoo bond, build a nest and—thanks to a helping hand from an observant zookeeper—hatch and raise a penguin chick. Seeing that the penguins dubbed Roy and Silo “did
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everything together. They bowed to each other. And walked together. They sang to each other. And swam together,” their keeper, Mr. Gramzay, thinks, “They must be in love.” And so, when Roy and Silo copy the other penguin couples and build a nest of stones, it’s Gramzay who brings a neighboring couple’s second egg for them to tend, then names the resulting hatchling “Tango.” Cole gives the proud parents and their surrogate offspring small smiles, but otherwise depicts figures and setting with tidy, appealing accuracy. Unlike Harvey Fierstein’s groundbreaking The Sissy Duckling (2002), also illustrated by Cole, this doesn’t carry its agenda on its shoulder; readers may find its theme of acceptance even more convincing for being delivered in such a matter of fact, non-preachy way. (afterword) (Picture book/nonfiction. 5-9)" www.kirkusreviews.com, A Kirkus Starred Review Show Less
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Awards
Lambda Literary Award (Nominee — Children's/Young Adult — 2005)
ASPCA Henry Bergh Children's Book Awards (Winner — 2005)
ALA Rainbow Book List (Selection — 2008)
CCBC Choices (2016)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2005
ISBN
1481446959 / 9781481446952
Other editions
And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson (Hardcover)